The Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Testing & Measurement
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Author: Gail M. Jones, Brett D. Jones, Tracy Hargrove ISBN: 9781461715474
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Publication: April 9, 2003
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Language: English
Author: Gail M. Jones, Brett D. Jones, Tracy Hargrove
ISBN: 9781461715474
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication: April 9, 2003
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English

To better understand how high-stakes accountability has influenced teaching and learning, this book takes an in-depth look at the myriad consequences that high-stakes tests hold for students, teachers, administrators, and the public. By focusing on these tests and spending large amounts of time on test preparation and driving teachers to teach low-level, rote memorization, schools are essentially wiping out non-tested subjects such as science, social studies, physical education, and the arts. Although testing is promoted as a strategy for improving education for all, research shows that testing has differential effects on students with special needs, minority students, students living in poverty, and those for whom English is a second language. The Unintended Consequences of High Stakes Testing unpacks the assumptions and philosophical foundations on which testing policies are based. The authors' arguments are grounded in extensive interviews and research. Through an examination of research, these authors show that high-stakes testing promotes students' dependence on extrinsic motivation at the cost of intrinsic motivation and the associated love of learning—which has tangible impacts on their education and lives.

Features:

-Examines how high stakes testing from the perspectives of teachers, students, and
adminstrators.
-Considers how testing impacts the curriculum including tested subjects such as reading,
writing, and mathematics as well as non-tested subjects such as science, social studies,
physical education, and the arts.
-Documents how teachers and administrators engage in test preparation and discusses ethical
and unethical test preparation practices.
-Reviews the evolution of testing through history and how it mpacts the curriculum.
-Examines the differential effects of testing on students with special needs, minority
students, students living in poverty, and those for whom English is a second language.

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To better understand how high-stakes accountability has influenced teaching and learning, this book takes an in-depth look at the myriad consequences that high-stakes tests hold for students, teachers, administrators, and the public. By focusing on these tests and spending large amounts of time on test preparation and driving teachers to teach low-level, rote memorization, schools are essentially wiping out non-tested subjects such as science, social studies, physical education, and the arts. Although testing is promoted as a strategy for improving education for all, research shows that testing has differential effects on students with special needs, minority students, students living in poverty, and those for whom English is a second language. The Unintended Consequences of High Stakes Testing unpacks the assumptions and philosophical foundations on which testing policies are based. The authors' arguments are grounded in extensive interviews and research. Through an examination of research, these authors show that high-stakes testing promotes students' dependence on extrinsic motivation at the cost of intrinsic motivation and the associated love of learning—which has tangible impacts on their education and lives.

Features:

-Examines how high stakes testing from the perspectives of teachers, students, and
adminstrators.
-Considers how testing impacts the curriculum including tested subjects such as reading,
writing, and mathematics as well as non-tested subjects such as science, social studies,
physical education, and the arts.
-Documents how teachers and administrators engage in test preparation and discusses ethical
and unethical test preparation practices.
-Reviews the evolution of testing through history and how it mpacts the curriculum.
-Examines the differential effects of testing on students with special needs, minority
students, students living in poverty, and those for whom English is a second language.

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